Word List 7 Flashcards
Archetype
classic example of
Clemency
mercy
Disinterested
unbiased
Flout
defy, reject
Ingenue
naive, unsophisticated person
Mendacious
given to lying
Paucity
shortage
Protean
changeable
Sophomoric
juvenile, immature
Venal
corrupt, can be bribed
Archives
collections of old records, place of storage of old documents
Cliche
overused expression, something unoriginal
Disparage
criticize, belittle
Flustered
worked-up, not calm
Ingrate
ungrateful person
Mercenary
concerned only with money
Peccadillo
minor weakness, trivial offence
Protege
person under protection of, or guided by another
Soporific
inducing sleep
Veneer
surface coating
Articulate
clear, lucid, eloquent
Clientele
customers
Disparity
an inequality
Fly-by-night
unreliable, disreputable
Inimical
hostile
Mercurial
volatile, changeable
Pedant
person who insists on strict adherence to rules or narrow learning
Protocol
procedure, code of behavior
Sparse
spare, bare, meager
Venerate
revere, worship
Artifice
deception, trickery
Coalesce
come together, merge
Dispassionate
neutral, objective
Forensic
concerned with argument or debate (especially for legal evidence)
Innate
inherited, inborn
Merge
come together
Pedestrian
common, mundane, banal
Provincial
unsophisticated, narrow-minded
Specious
FALSE
Venial
minor, unimportant
Artisan
craftsman
Coddle
pamper, fuss over, indulge
Disseminating
circulating, broadcasting, spreading (information)
Fortitude
bravery
Innocuous
harmless, inoffensive
Metaphorically
symbolically, figuratively
Peerless
without equal
Prudent
cautious, wise
Speckled
spotted, freckled, dotted
Veracity
truthfulness
Ascetic
without luxuries, severely simple
Coercion
force
Diurnal
active in daytime
Fortuitous
happening by chance
Innovate
create, introduce something new
Meticulous
very careful, painstaking
Pejorative
derogatory
Puerile
childish
Sporadic
not continuous, intermittent
Verbose
talkative, long-winded, rambline
Assiduous
thorough, diligent
Cogent
lucid, well argued
Divert
1.) entertain2.) distract3.) cause a detour
Fractious
irritable, difficult to control
Inscrutable
mysterious, impenetrable
Mettle
courage, bravery, valor
Pellucid
transparently clear
Punctilious
paying attention to small details
Spurious
FALSE
Verbosity
using too many words
Assuage
to calm
Cogitate
thing over something, ponder
Docile
gentle and easily lead
Fraudulent
fake, false
Insentient
unfeeling
Milieu
environment
Pensive
in a thoughtful mood, thinking deeply
Purloin
steal
Stagnant
still, not moving
Vertigo
dizziness
Astute
perceptive, sharp - witted
Collage
picture made from fragments of other pictures
Dogmatic
having stubbornly held opinions
Frivolous
not serious
Insipid
dull, bland, boring
Mire
swamp, muddy ground
Penury
poverty
Pusillanimous
cowardly
Stai
dull, sober, serious
Vestigial
not developed
Asylum
place of refuge or safety
Collate
arrange in order
Dolt
stupid person
Frugal
economical, not wasting anything
Instigate
to start, provoke
Misanthrope
hater of the rest of mankind
Perceptive
observant
Pyromania
compulsion to start fires
Stanza
section of a poem
Vignette
small sketch
classic example of
Archetype
mercy
Clemency
unbiased
Disinterested
defy, reject
Flout
naive, unsophisticated person
Ingenue
given to lying
Mendacious
shortage
Paucity
changeable
Protean
juvenile, immature
Sophomoric
corrupt, can be bribed
Venal
collections of old records, place of storage of old documents
Archives
overused expression, something unoriginal
Cliche
criticize, belittle
Disparage
worked-up, not calm
Flustered
ungrateful person
Ingrate
concerned only with money
Mercenary
minor weakness, trivial offence
Peccadillo
person under protection of, or guided by another
Protege
inducing sleep
Soporific
surface coating
Veneer
clear, lucid, eloquent
Articulate
customers
Clientele
an inequality
Disparity
unreliable, disreputable
Fly-by-night
hostile
Inimical
volatile, changeable
Mercurial
person who insists on strict adherence to rules or narrow learning
Pedant
procedure, code of behavior
Protocol
spare, bare, meager
Sparse
revere, worship
Venerate
deception, trickery
Artifice
come together, merge
Coalesce
neutral, objective
Dispassionate
concerned with argument or debate (especially for legal evidence)
Forensic
inherited, inborn
Innate
come together
Merge
common, mundane, banal
Pedestrian
unsophisticated, narrow-minded
Provincial
FALSE
Specious
minor, unimportant
Venial
craftsman
Artisan
pamper, fuss over, indulge
Coddle
circulating, broadcasting, spreading (information)
Disseminating
bravery
Fortitude
harmless, inoffensive
Innocuous
symbolically, figuratively
Metaphorically
without equal
Peerless
cautious, wise
Prudent
spotted, freckled, dotted
Speckled
truthfulness
Veracity
without luxuries, severely simple
Ascetic
force
Coercion
active in daytime
Diurnal
happening by chance
Fortuitous
create, introduce something new
Innovate
very careful, painstaking
Meticulous
derogatory
Pejorative
childish
Puerile
not continuous, intermittent
Sporadic
talkative, long-winded, rambline
Verbose
through, diligent
Assiduous
lucid, well argued
Cogent
1.) entertain2.) distract3.) cause a detour
Divert
irritable, difficult to control
Fractious
mysterious, impenetrable
Inscrutable
courage, bravery, valor
Mettle
transparently clear
Pellucid
paying attention to small details
Punctilious
FALSE
Spurious
using too many words
Verbosity
to calm
Assuage
thing over something, ponder
Cogitate
gentle and easily lead
Docile
fake, false
Fraudulent
unfeeling
Insentient
environment
Milieu
in a thoughtful mood, thinking deeply
Pensive
steal
Purloin
still, not moving
Stagnant
dizziness
Vertigo
perceptive, sharp - witted
Astute
picture made from fragments of other pictures
Collage
having stubbornly held opinions
Dogmatic
not serious
Frivolous
dull, bland, boring
Insipid
swamp, muddy ground
Mire
poverty
Penury
cowardly
Pusillanimous
dull, sober, serious
Stai
not developed
Vestigial
place of refuge or safety
Asylum
arrange in order
Collate
stupid person
Dolt
economical, not wasting anything
Frugal
to start, provoke
Instigate
hater of the rest of mankind
Misanthrope
observant
Perceptive
compulsion to start fires
Pyromania
section of a poem
Stanza
small sketch
Vignette